World of Writing *Shout out to Monique Muhlenkamp of New World Library who put us intouch with today’s featured author. Journalist and writer Jules Evans ( http://philosophyforlife.org ) is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London. He helps run the London Philosophy Club , the biggest philosophy club in the world, with over 3,000 members, and is one of ten BBC Next Generation Thinkers for 2013. He is the author of: Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations . Q: What’s your book about? A: It’s about how people are rediscovering ancient philosophy today, and putting it to use in their lives. People are realizing that philosophy for the ancient Greeks and Romans was not some abstract theoretical exercise, but a very practical and accessible form of therapy for the emotions. Cicero, the Roman politician and philosopher, said: “ There is a medical art for the soul, and its name is philo...
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